Monday, November 10, 2008

As promised, here is the recipe for Irish soda bread. The recipe was easily veganized from Martha Day's Complete Baking. The original recipe calls for twice the flour which makes for one huge loaf. This recipe is half the size (which is still plenty big) and I have converted the grams (which the original recipe calls for) into cups. I'm pretty sure cream of tartar is not a traditional ingredient for soda bread, but it does make for a nice texture.

INGREDIENTS

- 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

- 1 tsp salt

- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

- 2 tsp cream of tartar

- 1 tsp sugar

- 2 tbsp margarine

- 1 1/2 cups soy milk

- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice

METHOD

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

1. Whisk flours, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and sugar together. Rub margarine into the flour until it resembles coarse bread crumbs. In a separate bowl, whisk soy milk and lemon juice together. Add to dry ingredients and mix together into a soft dough.

2. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until smooth. Shape into a circle about 2 inches thick. Dust with extra flour and transfer to the baking sheet. Mark a cross in the top with the handle of a wooden spoon.

I really need to get into bread making like you!!! I had the most awesome sandwich this weekend, and I realized what made it so great was the lovely homemade bread it was on. Bread is an amazing treat!

pavotrouge,Cream of tartar is a powdered fruit acid. It is usually used to stabilize egg whites, but is also used in baked goods. As for the Irish recipes, I made the stew and thought it needed some bread.